Premier League giants Manchester United have kicked off their pre-season training campaign at the AON Training Complex. Jose Mourinho was joined by his players which included the new signings Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Fully-fit Luke Shaw was the other notable player to make his way back to training after spending a majority of last season on the sidelines.
Mourinho and his coaching staff looked on as the players went through some fitness drills. The Red Devils will take on Wigan on Saturday for their first pre-season match. Here are a few pictures from the training session.
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Luke Shaw and Henrik Mkhitaryan (centre of the picture) along with the rest of the squad do their warm-up drills as manager Jose Mourinho watches on.
Michael Carrick who has recently pledged his future to the Red Devils for one more season was present at the AON Training Complex. “I’m sure there will be a little bit of added spice for a pre-season friendly and it’ll be great for the fans out there to witness," he said.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho who is set to kick off his tenure with the Red Devils against Wigan on Saturday at 1:30pm BST will also have to be at Antalya in Turkey as a part of Samuel Eto’o’s charity match which kicks-off at 6:30pm BST. With United’s game set to end only at around 3:15pm, he will only have about 3 hours. A flight from Manchester to Turkey could take him 4 hours which leaves him with a problem in hand.
With three Champions League trophies to his name, Mourinho could looking to add to his cabinet a winners medal for the Europa League for the first time after the Red Devils failed to qualify for the Champions League under Louis Van Gaal last season.
The youngster who scored the winner against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup finals last season was also present for training with the first squad. Lingard could be looking at lesser time in the first 11 with many big signings made by Jose Mourinho.
Juan Mata seems to be enjoying his training session with Manchester United. However, this could be one of his last training sessions with the Red Devils as he has been linked with a move away after Jose Mourinho signed Mkhitaryan from Dortmund .
What could Ander Herrera be saying to Adnan Januzaj? He’s probably telling him that the guy he’s brought back with him from Dortmund will be replacing him in the squad.
Mkhitaryan seems to be enjoying his training session with Manchester United. The midfielder will be hoping to replicate his brilliant performances with Dortmund for Manchester United next season.
No more Fergie time but could it now be Jose time? Jose Mourinho has been taking advice from legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his time in Manchester and will be hoping to replicate his success. Picture Courtesy: Mantud.com
